Everything Everywhere Daily - The Tensho Embassy (Encore)

In 1582, a Japanese nobleman by the name of Lord Otomo Sorin sent a group of envoys to Europe. 

The entire round trip of their journey took eight years, and along the way, they visited several European countries and met multiple European heads of state, including two popes.

It was hoped that their mission would revolutionize relations between Europe and Japan.

Learn more about the Tensho Embassy and the first Japanese mission to Europe on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Greek Gods

The ancient Greeks had a polytheistic religion and a pantheon of gods. 

They didn’t just have many gods; they had a LOT of gods. Gods that ruled over many different aspects of human endeavor and the natural world.

These gods had a mythology that bound them up together in a very dysfunctional and often disturbing family tree.

You’re probably familiar with some of them, but others are pretty obscure.

Learn more about the Greek gods and their mythology on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. 

It is presented to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have displayed extraordinary bravery and valor in combat, often at great personal risk and beyond the call of duty. 

The Medal of Honor has a rich history dating back to the American Civil War and has undergone various changes in its design, criteria, and awarding process.

Learn more about the Medal of Honor, how it was created and how it is awarded on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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The Indicator from Planet Money - Chicken meat, Gulf of Mexico lawsuit and Social Security beyond the grave

Surprisingly stable chicken meat prices, a lawsuit threat against the Gulf of Mexico's name change, and the Trump administration's false claims about Social Security beyond the grave are all under the microscope on this edition of Indicators of the Week.

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NPR's Book of the Day - New books from Reid Hoffman and Bill Gates look at tech revolutions past and future

Reid Hoffman has invested in AI for years. The LinkedIn co-founder said he used AI to vet his new book, Superagency, written with Greg Beato, which makes an optimistic case for an AI-powered future. In today's episode, Hoffman joins NPR's Steve Inskeep for a conversation about the book that touches on his decision to back Kamala Harris for president in 2024 and on his falling out with Elon Musk. Then, Bill Gates joins NPR's Scott Detrow for a conversation about his new memoir Source Code. Much of Gates' writing has focused on the future – but here he reflects on his early life, from his childhood to the birth of Microsoft. He speaks with Detrow about the death of Gates' high school best friend and the opportunity he saw in personal computing.

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Curious City - “It’s too complicated”: The state of cannabis record expungement in Illinois

When Illinois legalized recreational use of marijuana five years ago, it came with a goal to right the wrongs of the war on drugs. “We’re addressing the past harms of discriminatory prosecution of drug laws,” Governor J.B. Pritzker said at the time. Many low level cannabis charges would automatically be expunged and legal aid would be made available. Last episode, we looked at two areas where the state spent the largest share of its $500 million in marijuana sales tax revenue: the state budget and R3 funding, a program to invest in communities that have been harmed by violence, excessive incarceration and economic disinvestment. Some of that sales tax revenue also goes toward social programs, like legal aid for cannabis record expungement. Today, we’re looking at how well Illinois’ expungement program is working. Advocates and people getting their records expunged tell us that “automatic” doesn’t apply to everything and the process itself is “too complicated.”

Everything Everywhere Daily - The MItford Sisters

In the early 20th century, David Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale, and his wife Sydney Bowles had seven children, six girls and one boy. 

The sisters all achieved notoriety for entirely different reasons.

They were, how can I say, different from each other. Very different. Several of them found themselves associated with some of the most important individuals of the mid-20th century.

Learn more about the Mitford Sisters and their very different lives on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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